Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2009 GS-I World Geography
Question

Which one of the following countries is credited with the establishment of "Uranium city"?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Canada

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Canada”.
Canada is credited with establishing Uranium City, a small settlement in northern Saskatchewan.

Similar Questions:

The largest amount of fresh water on our planet is in:
  1. A) Rivers
  2. B) Lacks and streams
  3. C) Continental and mountain glaciers (Permanent lce)
  4. D) Underground water
The first High/Supreme Court Judge, who voluntarily made public his assets, is:
  1. A) Justice D.V. Shyalendra Kumar
  2. B) Justice K. Chandru
  3. C) Justice K. Kannan
  4. D) Justice U.C. Srivastava
Which of the following pair is NOT correctly matched ?(Place) - (Tribe)
  1. A) Alaska - Koryak
  2. B) Borneo - Punan
  3. C) Arab Desert - Ruwala
  4. D) Sweden and Finland - Lapps
The inexhaustible source of energy of the star due to:
  1. A) Conversion of Hydrogen to Helium
  2. B) Conversion of Helium to Hydrogen
  3. C) Decay of radioactive elements
  4. D) Excess of oxygen that helps burning and release of energy
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Vegetation Type) List-II (Region)

A. Maquis - 1. California
B. Fynbos - 2. Mediterranean Sea Coastal Region
C. Chaparral - 3. South Africa
D. Matorral - 4. Chile

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 2 3 1 4
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 3 4 1 2
  4. D) 4 2 3 1
Persian Gulf does not form border with-
  1. A) Bahrain
  2. B) Iraq
  3. C) Kuwait
  4. D) Oman
Which one of the following is NOT a major coco producer country?
  1. A) Latvia
  2. B) Cameroon
  3. C) Ghana
  4. D) Ivory Coast
In which of the following group of countries maize is used as staple food ?
  1. A) Western Europe
  2. B) Russia
  3. C) Middle Africa
  4. D) South-East Asia
Which one of the following is a warm ocean current?
  1. A) East Australian current
  2. B) West Australian current
  3. C) Benguela current
  4. D) Peru current
Baku is famous for?
  1. A) Dense rail transport network
  2. B) Intensive farming
  3. C) Mineral oils
  4. D) Manufacturing industry
Consider the following statements with reference to cultivated area of some countries of the world:

1. In comparison to USA, China and Japan, India has highest geographical area under cultivation.
2. India's location in tropical monsoon, region helps diversified cropping all through the year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  1. A) Both 1 and 2
  2. B) Neither 1 nor 2
  3. C) Only I
  4. D) Only 2
Highest Aluminium producing country in the world is:
  1. A) Germany
  2. B) India
  3. C) China
  4. D) Northern America